Paul-Émile Lamarche (December 21, 1881 – October 11, 1918) was a

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lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Nicolet in the

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from 1911 to 1916 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Azarie Lamarche and Julia Paquette, and educated at the Petit Séminaire Saint-Sulpice, the

Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal Collège Sainte-Marie () was a college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It ceased to exist in 1969, when it was merged into UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal). History Collège Ste-Marie was founded by Jesuits in 1848. It had an English se ...

and the

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. He articled in law with Thomas Chase Casgrain and set up practice in Montreal. Lamarche found himself in opposition to the Conservative party in the House of Commons on the issue of French language instruction in Ontario and bilingual instruction in Manitoba. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1916, having served for 5 years and 2 days. Lamarche died two years later at the age of 36.

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* Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs 1881 births 1918 deaths 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub